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Headed to the dealership, wish me luck.
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Regional markup on golf r in the pnw is 10k, sticker comes out to 49k. Lol
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Aug 29, 2015 17:55
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:Regional markup on golf r in the pnw is 10k, sticker comes out to 49k. Lol Unless you're absolutely married to the manual or they come down a lot in price you should just look at Audi S3s. I bought a '16 a week ago today and paid far, far less than that for it. Feel free to PM me if you want dealer and salesguy info or if you have any questions. Also, I just have to say the interface that Audi has created for the S3 (radio, phone, etc) makes the interface on my now gone Subaru look like hot trash. Hot, smelly trash. edit: just saw that you're TDI pricing, so nevermind. Out of curiosity and assuming you don't mind sharing, which dealership is it that is so optimistic about the golf r pricing?
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Aug 29, 2015 18:08
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Ya i was just strolling by the golf r, dick hannah vw. They are also trying to push 33k on a 15 sel tdi, i told em ill walk out and drive to auburn 8f they cant get it down to 26.
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Aug 29, 2015 18:14
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Didnt get my price exactly but got a free tint, and a free full detail once a year for the life of the car.
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Aug 29, 2015 19:36
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So uh, the owner's manual for my 2014 Passat goes from page 104 to 137, no pages in between.
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Aug 29, 2015 20:14
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borkencode posted:So uh, the owner's manual for my 2014 Passat goes from page 104 to 137, no pages in between. you can check the online version and see if it's a misprint there as well: http://www.vwserviceandparts.com/digital-resources/vw-owners-manual/ or http://knowyourvw.com/index.html?page=vin
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Aug 29, 2015 20:21
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Styles Bitchley posted:you can check the online version and see if it's a misprint there as well: Looks like the missing info is in the app, thanks!
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Aug 29, 2015 20:44
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RIP Paul Walker posted:The 2.5 golf is a regular torque converter automatic iirc. That being said, I am not a fan of how VW programs their transmissions - even the brand new cars I drove were a little funky. It's probably fine... Transverse VW automatics usually wait until about 100k to fail (also they may have fixed their issues by now... I haven't researched) The transverse automatics were Aisin/Toyota units and were fine. The ones VW used didn't fail so much once VW changed their service schedules from "Transmissions have fluid?" to "Well I guess you should change the fluid sometimes like every other loving car." 
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Aug 30, 2015 15:01
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While we're at it, when should I change the fluid in my 6-speed 2010 GTI? It's got 50k miles on it and I can't find any VW service interval for it.
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Aug 30, 2015 15:13
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Throatwarbler posted:The transverse automatics were Aisin/Toyota units and were fine. The ones VW used didn't fail so much once VW changed their service schedules from "Transmissions have fluid?" to "Well I guess you should change the fluid sometimes like every other loving car." Dang, I should have researched that a bit more - I wrote off the new 1.8t Golf 'cause I was scared of the transmission being a relation to the 01M.
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Aug 30, 2015 18:38
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Residency Evil posted:While we're at it, when should I change the fluid in my 6-speed 2010 GTI? It's got 50k miles on it and I can't find any VW service interval for it. My 1.8t GLI got traded in at 72k miles on the original fluid. My 11 TDI got traded in at 42k on the original fluid. So...dunno.
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Aug 31, 2015 20:08
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I did the transmission oil on my 07 myself at about 75,000. It was pretty easy and inexpensive, so I figured "why not?".
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Aug 31, 2015 20:31
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veedubfreak posted:My 1.8t GLI got traded in at 72k miles on the original fluid. My 11 TDI got traded in at 42k on the original fluid. So...dunno. Uthor posted:I did the transmission oil on my 07 myself at about 75,000. It was pretty easy and inexpensive, so I figured "why not?". Either way, the answers sounds like "now now." Thanks guys. How about brake fluid? I know VW says every 2-3 years, but if I'm going to do the brakes anyway in a year or two it's probably ok to hold off right?
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Aug 31, 2015 21:45
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Residency Evil posted:Either way, the answers sounds like "now now." Thanks guys. Brakes I do at the 3-2-2-2 mark like I'm supposed to. Brakes and tires are the 2 places I don't cheap out on.
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Aug 31, 2015 22:06
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Residency Evil posted:How about brake fluid? Long overdue for me! Speaking of, this should work with a MKV GTI, right? http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-Bleeder-Adapters-European/dp/B0002KM5L0/ref=sr_1_1
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Aug 31, 2015 22:35
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I've been looking for a new family car, started out looking at the Sportwagen and Golf TDI, but I'd been shifting over towards the far more boring Subaru options due to the recent IIHS safety ratings on the automatic emergency braking systems for the Golf family of cars. I'm trying to reconcile the fact that while the Golf avoids all of the collisions in the Euro NCAP AEB tests, the IIHS shows it only decelerating by 1mph during the 25mph test. The IIHS test also saw poor results in on other VAG cars which I imagine use the same system? Anyone have a clue why the Golf does so poorly in the IHS test, or know anything about the emergency braking systems used on these cars and how it compares to Subaru's Eyesight?
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Sep 1, 2015 09:12
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AriTheDog posted:I've been looking for a new family car, started out looking at the Sportwagen and Golf TDI, but I'd been shifting over towards the far more boring Subaru options due to the recent IIHS safety ratings on the automatic emergency braking systems for the Golf family of cars. I'm trying to reconcile the fact that while the Golf avoids all of the collisions in the Euro NCAP AEB tests, the IIHS shows it only decelerating by 1mph during the 25mph test. The IIHS test also saw poor results in on other VAG cars which I imagine use the same system? There is a system available on the A6 and higher models which works at speeds below 21 mph and will bring the vehicle to a complete stop but it works in conjunction with the first system I mentioned.
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Sep 1, 2015 13:59
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Hey I have a question if the VW dealer is ripping my parents off. So recently their 2011 Jetta TDI somehow got gas in it. The dealer says it going to take several thousand $s to fix it. My dad said thats bull and all they have to do is flush the fuel system. Opinions?
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Sep 1, 2015 14:40
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PhazonLink posted:Hey I have a question if the VW dealer is ripping my parents off. If I remember correctly, that typically results in a grenaded high pressure fuel pump on recent diesels and the entire fuel system has to be ripped out and replaced.
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Sep 1, 2015 15:49
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PhazonLink posted:Hey I have a question if the VW dealer is ripping my parents off. http://humblemechanic.com/2012/05/24/what-happens-when-a-tdi-is-filled-with-gas/ quote:The TDI that was in the 2002 Jetta was a GREAT engine. We refer to is as the “ALH”. That is the code that VW uses to identify that engine. If a customer were to mis-fuel that engine the repair was simple.
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Sep 1, 2015 16:15
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Is it hard to make a sensor that can detect what fuel is in the car? Probably couldn't be on the tank (what if there's a little bit of gas in a whole lot of diesel or it's not mixed properly?), but in the pump right after pickup that would give flashing warning lights all over and make you stop driving.
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Sep 1, 2015 17:57
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^ From the research I did last night, different size fuel pump nozzles is suppose to be the solution. The diesel nozzle is bigger and triggers a switch and opens a latch so the fuel can come in. Gas pumps are smaller and dont trigger the latch to open. They did this a several years ago because Americans are stupid. Mr. Apollo posted:$7K to fix. Fuuuuuccckkkkk. The dealer said it would take about 5-6K. Stupid new technology fixin one thing and creating a new problem.
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Sep 1, 2015 19:04
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Just bought a 2015 GSW SEL TSI. Loving it. I'm thinking about doing an APR tune on it pretty soon as everything I'm reading is saying the gas mileage remains pretty good and the gains on the 1.8T are huge. I also like the idea that I can undetectably roll it back prior to service. This might be a stupid question but it seems pretty counter-intuitive to me. I'm in the Chicagoland area and when I search for an APR dealer, the closest one listed is my area VW dealership (The Autobarn City Volkswagen)! This seems like the last place I'd want to take my car for a warranty voiding ECU flash... why would they offer this? would you take your car there for this upgrade? Edit: I realize there is some chatter around the Internets on this topic - anyone have any experience with a "mod friendly" dealer? ppyy fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Sep 1, 2015 |
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Sep 1, 2015 19:54
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PhazonLink posted:^ Talk to your insurance.
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Sep 1, 2015 20:05
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ppyy posted:Just bought a 2015 GSW SEL TSI. Loving it. I'm thinking about doing an APR tune on it pretty soon as everything I'm reading is saying the gas mileage remains pretty good and the gains on the 1.8T are huge. I also like the idea that I can undetectably roll it back prior to service. From when I looked VW didn't have any mod friendly dealers in the sense of keeping warranties. Because of that it seems like the VW dealers that will do APR tunes tend to be on the sketchier side.
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Sep 1, 2015 23:25
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veedubfreak posted:Talk to your insurance. Yeah. If it's a misfuel on their part or bad fuel, it'll be a covered comp claim. They'll be out their deductible of course, but much better solution.
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Sep 2, 2015 02:05
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PhazonLink posted:Hey I have a question if the VW dealer is ripping my parents off. Did they run it with gas in it or just pump gas in the tank? If it's the second, the tank just needs to be drained and cleaned. If it's the first, yeah, that's not cheap. At one point VW was covering the fuel pump grenading from misfueling but I think they stopped doing that a while back. Might try to push it up the ladder and see if they'll bite?
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Sep 2, 2015 15:22
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So i got the 15 tdi last weekend and my question is this, it seems that tdi's actually have a pretty serious breakin regime (according to the tdi hive mind forums), is this something i need to be following or is it more of an undying urban legend? I really was enjoying my 47 mpg city, but with this break in driving i am down to a measly 30mpg city.
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Sep 2, 2015 16:15
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:So i got the 15 tdi last weekend and my question is this, it seems that tdi's actually have a pretty serious breakin regime (according to the tdi hive mind forums), is this something i need to be following or is it more of an undying urban legend? I really was enjoying my 47 mpg city, but with this break in driving i am down to a measly 30mpg city. I never bothered on my 11 TDI. I got a solid 40 mpg combined over the 4 years I had it. I drove it like I stole it most days and still got good mileage. My R has already seen redline more than a few times and I haven't broken 1000 miles yet ><
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Sep 2, 2015 16:26
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My mom has a 2012 A3 TDI and normal gas pumps fit it fine  and her insurance carrier wouldn't cover it. The local dealer charged $700 to drain the gallon of fuel and flush everything and clean injectors and fuel filter. She only put a gallon in it and never turned the key, they confirmed no gas was in the filter. It could have been worse!
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Sep 2, 2015 16:28
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Okay, so I've determined that I need to replace the valve stem seals on my beleaguered mark 4 2.0L. The Bentley has all these specialized tools that they're listing and I'm hoping that someone has some alternatives for me. I'll be buying the spring compressor, cuz that'll probably be used again, and it looks like people have had luck seating the seals with a 10mm deep socket, but beyond that, I'm looking for a camshaft spanner, tensioner, seal extractor, and that goofy slide hammer. I'd prefer to leave the engine in the car while I do this, but I plan on removing the head.
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Sep 2, 2015 17:25
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scuz posted:Okay, so I've determined that I need to replace the valve stem seals on my beleaguered mark 4 2.0L. The Bentley has all these specialized tools that they're listing and I'm hoping that someone has some alternatives for me. I'll be buying the spring compressor, cuz that'll probably be used again, and it looks like people have had luck seating the seals with a 10mm deep socket, but beyond that, I'm looking for a camshaft spanner, tensioner, seal extractor, and that goofy slide hammer. I'd prefer to leave the engine in the car while I do this, but I plan on removing the head.
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Sep 2, 2015 17:43
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SiGmA_X posted:I forgot the various tools needed off hand - it's been 5+ years now since I last did one of those. But if you're pulling the head and changing seals, I'd have a machine shop at least check value guides and possibly replace them all. IMO it's part of a head job if you have over ~150k on it. Otherwise you'll be back in there... Sometimes the guides are perfect, or well within spec, but they're often also the reason the seals failed.
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Sep 2, 2015 17:54
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scuz posted:Drats, the manual mentioned that about the guides. The engine just ticked over 125k (went through a full 4.2 quarts of oil in a month, by the by) so I may as well do that. Any harm in just straight up replacing the guides without bothering with the machine shop? I'm a big, impatient gorilla and they're only $3.40 each from RockAuto; not exactly bank-breaking.
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Sep 2, 2015 17:59
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SiGmA_X posted:need a good press jig.
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Sep 2, 2015 18:32
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fknlo posted:Did they run it with gas in it or just pump gas in the tank? If it's the second, the tank just needs to be drained and cleaned. If it's the first, yeah, that's not cheap. At one point VW was covering the fuel pump grenading from misfueling but I think they stopped doing that a while back. Might try to push it up the ladder and see if they'll bite? Yeah they drove it for a bit. The damage is already done, but we still tried to figure out when the gas was put. We live in a state where they pump the gas. Sounds like it's not our fault but . veedubfreak posted:Talk to your insurance. In the rpocess of doing this, but looking online at similar stories, seems insurance is unlikely to cover it. I checked the insurance website and the documents, and it seems a bit unclear.
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Sep 2, 2015 18:37
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scuz posted:...and I'm taking the head to a shop. Yah, I suggest that. And I'm all about the DIY! I would pop the valves out myself and remove seals and then ask a quality shop about it. Sometimes they're 100% fine (on BMW's/Benz's at least.. I have only done full head jobs on 1.8t's, always new guides.. Only done a few though) but not always. You can measure the tilt spec as well, but most machinists basically and hand-measure it.
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PhazonLink posted:Yeah they drove it for a bit. The damage is already done, but we still tried to figure out when the gas was put. We live in a state where they pump the gas. Sounds like it's not our fault but . And that's the reason no one but me ever drove or filled up my TDI. Most states that require a pump jockey allow you to do your own diesel I thought. Either way, I don't miss having the fuel pump time bomb looming over my head, even though my mileage went from 40 combined to only 26 combined. But then again, my R is so much more fun than my TDI was. And it makes glorious noises.
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